TIN WHISTLE COMPARISON: Chieftain, Mkpro, Susato, Dixon, Clarke, Chris Wall, Generation, Feadog 

timestamps-- 00:34 G Generation 01:08 F Generation 02:22 D Feadog 03:35 D Feadog Pro 04:26 D Clarke Sweetone 05:14 D Clarke Original 05:52 D Chris Wall Celtic 06:17 D Dixon Pro DX005 06:59 D Chris Wall Sweetbrass 07:47 C Generation 08:35 C Clarke Sweetone 09:10 C Clarke 200 09:42 C Chris Wall Celtic 10:34 Bb Susato Oriole 11:28 A Chieftain 12:06 low G Susato Kildare 13:13 low F Chris Wall Celtic 14:37 low D MK Pro 15:53 low D Chris Wall Celtic 17:11 low C Chris Wall Celtic

Years into my practice, and I STILL keep coming back to this fabulous video again and again for honest, comprehensive whistle reviews. THANK YOU, Cutie Pie for this spectacular content!

The Chris Walls sound gorgeous, definitely my kind of sound. Thank you so much for posting this.

Thank you for the video. The favorite of my collection is an Oak in C. I make Native American style Flutes as a hobby, and that got me into whistles. I made a fipple flute in Bb, to play along with a Bagpiper friend of mine. The second octave is a little squirrelly, but I never really needed it! The thing about whistle collecting is you can scratch that itch without breaking the bank. Have a wonderful week!

Thank you for this comparison video. I'm glad you used the term "top hand". I alternate which hand is at the top, depending on how my arthritis is doing.

You have conveyed to me through your videos with Irish whistles and songs the pleasure or even the "sickness" of playing the whistle and buying and having a collection! Through you, I rediscovered my childhood pleasure of playing the flute! I haven't played the flute since I was 10 years old, now I'm 41 years old. I have already bought 3 granted whistles and two more are on the way. Thank you for existing and for making beautiful videos for us who are passionate about whistles! I value and love you!

Dear CutiePie, I also have a huge collection of whistles(almost a hundred) and I’ve been playing whistles for almost half a century. I developed a way/ method to avoid squeaking. Cut a little piece of drink plastic straw, insert a full one, or half or less than half into the wind hole mouthpiece and you’ll see the result. Your lessons are really great! I wish I had listened to them 50 years ago, but even now I’m learning from you. Thanks for you work and keep it up!

I just bought a Clarke original as my first whistle and this video really helped me decide! I am loving it so far

Stephanie You're AMAZING . . . . such consistent energy and passion for both mentoring and just having FUN - it definitely carries over to all of us watching all your videos and tutorials. Thank You Thank You Thank You . . I never even considered tin whistles before (I have Native American-style flutes) . . . but now I''ll be getting at least a pair of flutes and continue watching the motivation you give us with your wonderful personality and excellent selection of songs. . . . You're the BEST! . . . Thanks again . . . . From California U.S.A. p.s. I think you've 'single-handedly' created a BOOM in the tin whistle world.

19:27 and this is art!

Perfect video for trying to figure out what to get next. Definitely a lower whistle, most likely a Chris Wall. Those sound the best to me. Really appreciated the lack of post processing on the sound. Hearing their true sound made a world of difference. Would love a tutorial for Prancing Prince. It sounds so fun! You're playing as always was wonderful so fret not. Thanks again!

4 Years later and this is still super helpful! As a complete beginner, I don't want to get anything too fancy just yet. The Clarke Sweetones actually sound really nice for so cheap. I think I'll pick them up in D and C to test the waters for now. That said though, all the Chris Wall Celtics really stand out to me. The deeper, mellower tone sounds so nice. I'll definitely be looking towards some of these in the future if I take to the instrument well! Thanks for the excellent comparison, what a nice collection you have!

Love the Chris Wall ones. Both the sweetbrass and the Celtics sound beautiful.

Thank you for this review. It was very helpful and motivated me to send in my order for a Susato Oriole. I'm glad I found you on RU-vid, I enjoy all of your videos.

Wonderful post. Totally enjoyed it. Great demo for sounds and quality of different brands. One of my favorite tunes is 'The Piper through the Meadow Strayed." Hope you might post that tune sometime.

Wowwwww!!! 😍 Great comparison!!! "Chris Wall Celtic Soprano D" (5:52) does have much cleaner and also warmer sound than the previous ones and it shows! All Chris Wall whistles sound phenomenal! I love them all! Congrats for such a great collection (and for your playing abilities 😉) 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for the great video, really helps a lot!

Great video, very helpful thanks! I really like the raw unedited sound in this video compared to some of your other videos- you can really hear the whistles' tone

I really like the sound of the Chris Wall ones, and it looks nice, while being a polymer, so great for longevity and ease of care.

Clarke original D does need a lot of air, especially getting to the second octave. And I thought it was just me playing tin whistle for the first time and not being able to play well yet! Thanks for clarifying. I should have watched this review first! Keep up the great videos 👍

Great way to finish my Friday night. I have a Clarke Sweetone in D......now I just need the time to practice.....and some talent. Love the end where you were fooling around.....made me laugh.

You get a lovely sound out of all that plumbing. Thanks for the comparisons - off to squander some loot on a Kerry/Chieftain Bazooka (or whatever) in Hi D.

That's a good starter, but you still have room for more. :D

Late in finding this. Answered a lot of questions!

Woww only one word for you and your description.."Genius ".. bless you .

👏 👍 Another great video CutiePie! 1:07 "Scotland the Brave" Hark when the night is falling Hear! Hear the pipes are calling, Loudly and proudly calling, Down thro' the glen. There where the hills are sleeping, Now feel the blood a-leaping, High as the spirits of the old Highland men. Towering in gallant fame, Scotland my mountain hame, High may your proud standards gloriously wave, Land of my high endeavour, Land of the shining river, Land of my heart for ever, Scotland the brave. 😉 ♫ This is one of my favorite tunes that I play not only on my tin whistle, but also on my concertina and fiddle. 😉 ♫

Very interesting and informative. Thank you very much, it's not easy to know what whistle really suits you, in France, because it's not a common instrument here. Now, I have some idea of where to look for a new whistle, the day I need another one 💖

Second time to watch this, that Chris Wall Celtic has the nicest sound, both of them, if you ask me. I love this video, I look up the whistles and I am going to make the plunge very soon now.

My Chieftain V5 low D is my favorite inanimate object.

You are absolutely stunning. Beautiful and very talented.

I love the way you put the points next to your playing. Very talented lady. Thank you for the demo. p.s. My favorite was the Chris Wall, what a magical sound, and I would guess it has a great deal of versatility.

I most enjoyed the sound of all of the Chris Wall Celtic whistles.

personal favorites-- 05:14 D Clarke Original 05:52 D Chris Wall Celtic 06:59 D Chris Wall Sweetbrass 09:10 C Clarke 200 09:42 C Chris Wall Celtic 10:34 Bb Susato Oriole 13:13 low F Chris Wall Celtic 15:53 low D Chris Wall Celtic 17:11 low C Chris Wall Celtic

Wow the Chris Wall series all sound amazing ! Thanks for the tips now I rly need to get myself a tin whistle ^^

Thank you for the video! I've been thinking of getting a second whistle so the timing is great. I think my Whistle Acquisition Disorder will be full swing before long 😅

Do you have any thoughts about Killarney Whistles maybe ? Awesome playing 🤘🍺

The Chris Wall whistles are my jam.

Lol I wonder why no one reviews my first and so far only tin whistle (I didn't know any better 😅) the Walton's promotional toy Guiness black. 😂 But rather than be discouraged, I've now been bitten by the bug, and better whistles.are definitely in my future. Thank you SO much for this comparison guide! ❤

Thank YOU much for all the effort and time to help others. Nice playing TOO. CHEERS

New sub here. Thanks for demos. I think the Chris Wall Celtics are the winners for me! 🥰

Beautiful! Some amazing playing! Only thing, when playing high d in the second octave on the d whistles, why don’t you take your to finger off? It gives you a much crisper sound, rather than the textured voice. As a whistle player, I love what you are doing, and love your videos! Keep it up!

Excellent! Thank you for posting.

Just a tip I've found helpful to help with clogging: Colin Goldie suggested using regular (smooth) toothpaste on the fipple windway. I've carefully cut a piece of plastic (e.g. old credit card), rubbed some paste on it, and gently rubbed the wind-way. Then wash out with warm water. Previously had tried food-industry silicone spray - but this actually makes it worse! Also, for those with WAS, the Killarney Whistle (high D nickel) I have is utterly amazing. So responsive and clear in both octaves. It really helps me brush up my ornamentation techniques!

So so many choices of whistles available! Thank goodness for reviews like this. There’s a home here for any whistles you don’t want 😆 seriously there is, I once completely emptied a skip full of broken guitars and repaired them for friends kids to use. I lost sleep knowing all them guitars were just waiting to be dumped!

Considering learning tin whistle, great video

This was great! Thank you Stephanie!!!

Over and over and again, and finally this video confirms that I love how Chris Wall's whistles sound!! So far all of his whistles's sound is appealing but there is a waitlist uuurrrggghhh!!! I really want to buy his sweetbrass or celtic high D but seeing as I need to wait 6months, as a beginner what whistle would you recommend? Clark's Sweetone seemed nice here but I was told that Dixon's Trad was a good afforable choice for beginners as well. What's your opinion on Dixon's Trad? Btw do you think there's a different between Dixon'a Trad and DX004?

Thank you - this was great! Really appreciate your time in doing that. Definitely will come back to this a few times.

Thank you for giving such a detailed overview! This really helped me, finding the right flutes for me.

Thanks so much for this! Hard to find any advanced players, laying out, not only their own whistles, but the price ranges and playability. I would think these companies would be swarming to have you do the very same, for their own product, if they don't already!

Instead of being a crazy cat lady, you are going to be the Crazy Whistle Lady! ~ :^) You definitely have me sold on Chris Wall's whistles. My boyfriend has said he will buy me one for my birthday, (which is not till September :( . ) But Chris Wall's whistles are roughly about an 8 week wait at the moment anyway. (I'll try sweet talking him into getting me one sooner!) ~ :^)

So many beautiful songs!

Wow, I guess you really love the Chris Wall branded ones, I know I do, never heard them til now, so gorgeous tone and sound. Thankyou for this video. Where can I get the Chris Wall ones?

Thank you for making this video, I have been looking for a while now for a better whistle and this will help me make a choice :D

Thank you! Great video and very informative. Love your Facebook site.

I love your prancing Prince song!

Really helpful. Thanks so much for taking the time to post this and put ALL that info in too. Fantastic. 👍😀

I know this has nothing to do with this video but.....I can't find any tutorials of "Galway Girl" on the tin whistle. Could you please put that on your list please? Thanks for all your videos, they are great and a big, big help. And your nickname fits.

Good clear information I can come back to look at.

I did think the Clarke Sweetone was a hard beast. Thanks for the reviews

Another very useful and entertaining video. Thanks!

Nice comparsion. Thank you. Gives a great overview especially for beginners. Especially like that you play a different tune on every whistle. Even I quarrel a bit with the Inisheer. I prefer it played a bit slower including some slide. ;)

Great look at some nice whistles! I love my Clarke Original, by far my favourite

Hiya, The Generation Soprano in F sounded great.x

Muchas gracia... hace tiempo me regalaron dos pero no sabia nada ahora sé que uno esta D y el otro dice C pero no sé las posiciones de las notas... gracias muy oportuno el video

Thank you soooo much for this comparison !! Very useful ! ☀️

I also suffer from W.A.S. (Whistle acquisition syndrome) I have about 25 at the last count. If you could find a Generation whistle made before 1983 I think that may change your mind about them.You can tell the old ones by a line that runs up the mouthpiece. I got a couple from ebay last year after months of searching. One of them is the most tarnished beaten up old thing you ever saw and only cost me £1. It is fantastic, I have a Killarney, a few Dixon whistles and a Chris Wall in my collection, but that old "Genny" has become my favourite. By the way if you remove the mouthpiece from a new Generation whistle and fill up the hollow section under the windway with blue-tack that does often improve them quite a bit and make the second octave a little bit sweeter. When we see old footage of players in the 60's and 70's they almost always had Generation whistles and I think sounded great.

I went to a used music store and asked for a pennywhistle. They pulled out an old cardboard box of whistles and I grabbed a Clark Original in a beat up package for $16. This is my first whistle and I’m looking forward to learning to play. :3

Very informative and good. I wonder if you know anything about Takahe Flutes? Are they any good?

So many Welsh tunes - Mor brin i glywed rhain arlein, gwych! Very helpful video - it wasn't only my lack of talent after all. I'll invest in better whistles thanks to your guidance.

Just thank you, my dear. You are amazing

liking the chris wall celtics and clarke sweet tones

Great video and great You Tube channel. You do an amazing job and it is a pleasure to watch your videos and hear your melodies. By the way I would like to know what do you think about the Tin Whistle Tony Dixon DX006?

Great video, thanks 🙏 Still can’t decide which one to buy for my first D whistle

Thank you! I was obsessing with which ones to buy and your vid helped me come to a decision! I love Kagome's theme. Please tell me you also have a vid on Kikyo's theme somewhere!

In Mexico, all us in middle school ( secondary school) must take a music class, and yes along with it learn to play "the flute" along with the (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La ti Do). Yet, the flute it is a plastic made, and yamaha brand...Great Clip!!! Gracias

Very nice demo! Chis wall d all around best. I had a two pice walnut whistle in D that looked like a recorder but configured ax a 6 hole. Sweet mellow sound on lower and upper registers. Got from big store in Michigan ( online too, Eldsrly is name). Sadly in one of many house moves the bottom is lost. Tryed fitting it to various whistle, no luck. But suggest you try a carpenter or woodworker to make one using tin whistle as guide. Just smile and melt his heart. Like your fine vids and playing. I notice the chanter on your sofa, assume you are a piper too.

Did you do a review on a whistle that has an adjustable bottom hole? I thought I remembered coming across one? I'm looking for either a D, G, Bb, or F. Thank you for your well done and fun videos!

Aho Stephanie, I was glad to see your post today. I noticed that you took last Friday off from doing a video. I hope you were able to get some quality R & R. Everyone needs some down time once in awhile to recharge you know. My wife and I are planning some recharging time in the near future. There's this little vacation spot we get away to every so often. One of the shops I like to frequent when we're there sells dulcimers. They are also a dealer for a Native American style flute company and they also sell whistles. I bought my Clark traditional D there. I've also purchased a few N.A.F.'s there. As far as whistles go I'm not really satisfied with my Clark traditional. Last time we were there they had some Clark sweet tones also Fedogs and I think the other brand I saw was Walton. I will be buying a sweet tone from one of the three companies as my Clark's holes are too small and too close together and the darn thing is way too breathy. Do you know anything about the Walton whistles? I'll be rewatching this video several more times as reference for my decision. The information you present here will help alot. Thank you Stephanie. Toksa Akhe Mitakuye.

Hi Cutie! First, thanks so much for showing us the different kinds of Tin whistles. I have always liked the sound of Celtic music (especially the high sounds) and for the last few days, I have been listening to your music and wondering how to get the right T Whistle for a beginner. I´m a Chilean guy living in Catalonia. Thanks!!

Update. My Chris Wall arrived. It's an excellent whistle!

Thanks for the reviews. Similarly I got a few high Ds as well, but mysteriously I favor Clarke Sweetone the best even though it could be the cheapest among all... My chieftain A and low F are on the way, the video just makes me feel so satisfied of choosing this brand. If I can get back to China in the summer I would probably consider bringing you one or two privately made and sold whistles from Chinese craftsmen. If such chance permits, I will drop a message for you to decide what tone would be preferred.

So many questions. First let me say you are absolutely amazing... the flattery complete. Now a deluge of questions 1.)What it a good mid range Whistle for starting out 2.) Does it matter what key the whistle is when starting out? 3.) Assuming I have the breath control of a asthmatic buffalo Please apply that to question 1. 4.) can you offer any additional tips or recommendations for my sorry Sack of uninformed bones?

Nice comparison of whistles. I have been playing whistles for about 24 years since I was 8 and have a few now. I stopped playing for a while as I started playing saxophones 2 years ago, and going back to playing whistles again, it hit me instantly the lack of resistance compared to playing a saxophone which has a lot more. I have all the Generation whistles in brass and nickel and never really like them, squeaky so don't like the sound except for the Bb which I like more. I have two Chieftain whistles an old non tunable Chieftain high C V3 and I find the high notes don't come out unless I push harder which makes the notes loud and I sometimes get low notes instead but the fipple area has started to show signs of corrosion on it, and I have a non tunable Chieftain low D V3 which I don't mind, except the bigger holes on it due to having slightly short fingers. I have two Tony Dixon whistle/flutes in plastic a low G and a high C with interchangeable heads. When I have the flute head on both I find I can't get rid of a breathy sound especially on the high C which I can't get a good sound on but the whistles heads are good. Another I have is a Susato high A tuneable and it's a nice sweet tone and I have tried its head on the Dixon low G flute/whistle body and find it sounds nice, but I really have to control my air and play softly with that combination or it just squeaks or squeaks out high notes and I don't think it is in the key of G anymore. I do want to get a few more and thought about a low Bb or bass G if I could find one but the are very big and I am thinking of maybe getting a Jerry Freeman tweaked Generation whistle which might be better than the standard Generations. I do want a low Eb though. If there was any I could get, it would be one made by Pat O'Riordan as he redesigned the mouthpiece fipple so his have a nice tone through 2 octaves but they are very hard to find and any I have seen were very expensive since he stopped making whistles and then died last year.

exelnete video! really beautiful! I wanted to ask you if you could put a link to the scores of the songs you played with these Tin Whisteles, if you have them, thanks! (I speak Spanish so I don't know how well I will have written this)

the Chris Wall Celtic sound soooo good !

wow man...made my life.. Nice one Subscribed...Keep'em comin....

Got a question Hope can help with. Brian Adams I’m Ready MTV unplugged an Irish Whistle is said to be used however it sounds like a slightly different instrument as the notes are able to bend. Not sure how this is done. Thanks. Lovely instrument.

Hi Stephanie! Do you know about Alexander Karavaev's whistles? As I know Matteo Sisti from Eluveitie plays on them.

This is the best comparison video. Gracias. Where do you buy an all wood whistle?

truly helpful video, thank you a lot! I love you!

Got the feadog from my mom because she went to Ireland lmao. It was cheap, and came with a book and cd soooo Overall, thanks for the review! I need to find an instrument for middle school so maybe I can find a better quality one.

Cheers, got me the better part of an irish ale to go through the video, worth it, that's pretty straightforward and comprehensive

Great, thank a lot & all the best, with love from Berlin. Stay Healthy!

Thanks for the comparison. Chris Wall’s sound the best in my ears…seems to be your brand.

AMAZING 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 And the winner for best sound on all notes, the most clarity and good wholesome sound that I would listen to all day every day ...goes to.🥁🥁🥁.....Chris•Wall•Celtic 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 That brand blew all the rest clean out of the water. This is what i will be buying. I do have a question for you....1st though hi 👋 im a new sub. I surfed YT to get an idea on what brand to buy so with that being said my question is so im new to this and since I really love the deeper wholesome sounds like from the Chris Wall one, which one should I get ? And should I start off with the soprano D right? Thank you for all that you helped me with i really appreciated it. Jen from USA/Michigan Note: im now watching your video on how to choose your 1st. Im sure this will answer my question.😉

Lovely and very helpful. I have a Native American flute made by Guillermo Martinez, a beautiful sound. You have encouraged me to do more with it.

Wow great collection

Boom! Subscribed! Thanks for the time and effort !!

I love the sound of the Chris Wall Celtic series! Bur I don't know, where to buy it.. can you help me?